Fact #248: December 23, 2002
Top Ten Net Petroleum Importing Countries: 2000

The following graph shows the top 10 net petroleum importing countries in 2000, which are the latest data available. Net imports are defined as the difference between total oil consumption (demand) and total oil production (supply), except for the United States, where net imports are defined as the difference between total imports and total exports.

Supporting Information

Rank	Country	Consumption (million bbd)	Production (million bbd)	Net Imports (million bbd)
1	United States	19.5	9.0	9.8
2	Japan	5.6	0.1	5.6
3	Germany	2.8	0.1	2.7
4	South Korea	2.1	0.1	2.0
5	France	2.0	0.1	2.0
6	Italy	2.0	0.1	1.8
7	Spain	1.5	0.0	1.5
8	China	4.6	3.2	1.4
9	India	1.8	0.7	1.1
10	Taiwan	0.8	0.0	0.8
Notes: 1. Consumption is estimated by using average oil consumption growth rates from recent years and adjusted according to analysts' judgment. 2. Production includes crude oil, lease condensate, natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons and alcohol, and refinery gain. 3. Net imports are calculated by subtracting estimated production from consumption. 4. Columns may not add across because of independent rounding. Source: Energy Information Administration

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